Singer/anime voice actress Nana Mizuki (Naruto's Hinata Hyuuga, Blood-C's Saya) will be expanding her resume this fall as the voice of heroine Katniss in the Japanese dub of dystopian death match Hunger Games. The character, played by Jennifer Lawrence, is the first lead Hollywood role that Mizuki has dubbed. More after the jump.

Despite its limited availablity in North America, plenty of people managed to catch Japanese teenage deathmatch movie Battle Royale. So when Hunger Games hit theaters with a similar premise, few missed the opportunity to compare the two. The Wall Street Journal took the matter to Roy Lee, who tried to develop a Hollywood Battle Royale. See what he had to say after the jump.

To promote Gary Ross' adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, Lionsgate has rolled out a series of character posters, including Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch and Lenny Kravitz as Cinna. Check them out after the jump.

To promote Gary Ross' adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, Lionsgate has rolled out a series of posters and Facebook pages for five of the dystopian death matches' Districts. Check them out after the jump.

During last night's MTV Video Music Awards, Lionsgate debuted the trailer to next year's adaptation of often-compared-to Battle Royale novel series The Hunger Games. Gary Ross will direct the film version of of Suzanne Collins' bestseller, with a cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci and Lenny Kravitz. Check out this new teaser after the jump.